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covered with landscapes, and cheerful anglers on 

 the banks of the river, sitting in the shade of 

 rocks, or casting their flies into the stream. 



" Painter. And fishes most delicately painted 

 on the oak wainscoting. 



"Angler. Aye, spotted trouts, and graylings 

 done to the life. 



"Host. And here are the portraits of Mr. 

 Walton and Mr. Cotton, on the panels of the 

 beaufet. 



"Angler. And indeed very handsome and 

 becoming figures. 



" Host. Nor could they be more resembling ; 

 there is Mr. Walton in his ' sad coloured suit,' 

 leaning against a rock, who is now going to bait 

 his hooks ; and Mr. Cotton has his fly rod in his 

 hand, and a waiting boy behind with his landing 

 net. 



" Angler. Is this the portrait of Mr. Walton, 

 designed by the gentleman architect from Not- 

 tingham ? 



" Host. The same ; then Mr. Rolston under- 

 took to paint this of Mr. Cotton, to be a com- 

 panion picture to him he loves so dearly. 



" Painter. I declare I have never seen any- 

 thing to please me more. They are worthy of 

 each other." 



The following notes indicate its progress 

 towards total destruction and its restoration : 



In 1784 Mr. White of Crickhowel supplied Sir 

 John Hawkins with the following de- 



